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Digital treasures of the National Geographic Institute that are also open data
Fruit of almost 150 years of activity, the National Geographic Institute treasures a large volume of valuable data related to the observation of land and space. Although its competences and functions have changed throughout this century, the IGN collects, processes and adds value to data in areas su…
How to boost Business-to-Government (B2G) data sharing
Data sharing is a key enabler of growth, employment and competitiveness for Europe, as well as for the Digital Single Market envisaged by the European Union. (..) Re-using data can save costs, time and lives”. These are the first words of the new report of the European Data Portal (EDP), Analytical…
Castilla y León announces the winning projects of its open data contest
The III Open Data Contest of the Junta de Castilla y León has come to its end, and one more year it has been a success. Almost 60 nominations have been received, and an expert jury has selected 8 winners divided into 3 categories.
Ideas Category
This category was aimed at participants who did have a…
The power of citizen science to generate open data
We live in a connected world, where we all carry a mobile device that allows us to capture our environment and share it with whoever we want through social networks or different tools. This allows us to maintain contact with our loved ones even if we are thousands of kilometers away, but ... What if…
What services and topics should an open data portal include?
When launching an open data initiative, there are many issues to consider: what data I will include, what technical infrastructure I need, which governance model will be developed, how to monitor the activity... and also how to design and development the portal used by citizens to interact with the…
The universities increase their open data offer (II)
Analytical skills, data management, or knowledge of business intelligence tools ... These are just some of the terms that we surely find repeated if we perform a quick search in the most popular job portals.
Data has become a fundamental element of our economy, and it is not surprising that companie…
The National Geographic Institute publishes España en mapas, a compilation of more than 800 maps
Geographical data is the second data category most reused and consulted by EU companies, just behind statistical information. This statement, taken from Reusing Open Data, by the European Data Portal, highlights the high importance of geographic information in our society and economy.
In Spain, the…
Quality public sector information at the service of companies
The 8th edition of the Aporta Meeting was held on 28 November 2018, this year with the slogan “Innovation with public data”. I took part in the round table on Public Data and Business Development; this experience gave me the opportunity to reflect on the role of public sector information…
3 barriers to PSI re-use in the public sector
Improving citizens experience, promoting collective intelligence and social participation or using predictive analysis to spot social trends and societal needs. These are just some of the benefits of the reuse of public sector information (PSI) in the public sector, according to a report elaborated…
The legal framework of infrastructures and geographic information services: a model to encourage reuse
The geographical information generated in any field, and in particular in the public field, has a great interest both for the specific tasks for which it is generated and maintained and for other applications, in many cases not initially planned, and it has a great potential for the development of t…
